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Oct. 30, 1923.

DE VER Hi WARNER ET AL WOMANS FIT'IED UNDERGAHMENT Fiid April 15 1921 Patented Oct. 30, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DE VEB H. WARNER AND DE V'ER C. WARNER, OF BRIDGEPOBT, CONNECTICUT, A8-

HIGNORS TO THE WARNER BROTHERS COMPANY, OF BBIDGEPOHT, CONNECTICUT,

A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT,

WDMANS FITTED Application filed April 15,

To al whom it my camera:

Be it known that we, Dr; Van ll. NARNER and Dr. VER (J. Wanxnn, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Bridgeport,

6 in the county of Fair-field and State of Connecticut, have invented new and useful Improvements in Womens Fitted Undergarments, of which the following is a descrip tion.

This invention relates to womens fitted undergarments.

Ihe general object of the invention is to provide such an undergarment which shall combi e the advantages of a corset and a l brassiere, bandcaux or camisole, ofi'ering suflicientsupport. for the figure while at the same time eliminating the discomfort inci dent to the wearing of the conventional corset, particularly in hot weather.

Another object of our invention is to provide such a garment which may be readily laundered.

' Still another object of our invention is to make suitable provision for attachment ,of

= the hose supporters.

With these and. other ends in view, as will hereinafter more fully appear, our invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described 3 and more particularly designated in the up pended claim.

Referring to the drawing, which shows one specific form of our invention and which is intended merely to illustrate and not to i limit our invention:

Fig. 1 shows our improved garment in place on a figure;

Fig. 2 shows the garment laid. out flat.

As shown, my gprment comprises an upper portion A w ich is provided with shoulder straps B, B, and is suitably shaped tq fit over and support the bust of the wearer, and a lower portion C adapted to compress the abdomen and buttocks by means of the section D, and the tabs E, to which the hosesupporters D and E are attached.

The upper and lower rtions A, C, are either jolned'at the waist and or formed in i one piece. But preferably the section D to which the hose supporters D are secured eirtends uninterruptedly from top to bottom of the garment and is composed of substantially non-elastir material. As herein UNDERGARMENT,

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shown, the waistband F, which should fit the figure fairly snugly, is of elastic material and extends from the section I) to the center of the back on each side of'the garmerit. This elastic belt is gathered at its point of connection with the non-elastic material, as indicated in the drawing, so that it may give circumferentially, whereby a single arment may be used satisfactorily upon di erent figures.

This garment preferably fastens at the back, an suitable fastening devices, such as indicat at G, being provided for this pur pose, It is obvious, however, that the garment may be fastened at the front or side without sacrificing any of the advantages of our invention.

It is apparent from the above description and from an inspection of the drawing that the garment is supported on the figure by three elements, i. e., the shoulder straps B, go Ivy aistband F and the hose supporters In addition to affording unusual comfort to the wearer, this garment, b means of its upper portion A, forms a su cient support and covering for the bust, thus taking the place of the usual brassierepbandeaux or camisole, and by means of its section or pad D in conjunction with the hose su porters D, supports and suppresses the alidomen, thus taking the place of a corset. Also, when the tabs or extensions E are employed, they, in conjunction with the hose su porters E, tend to compress the buttoc s, and control the soft flesh thereof. These tabs or extensions may be omitted entirely or instead of passing over the buttock alone as shown in the drawing, they may pass over both the buttock and the hips or over the hips alone Of course, the sections D and tabs E not only serve, in conjunction with the hose sup- Sorters, to support or suppress the figure 'as escribed, but they also provide a convenient means of attachment for these hose sup porters, thus fulfilling another of the common functions of the corset.

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The terms and expressions which we have em loycd are used as terms of description an not of limitation, and we have no in tcntion. in the use of such terms and ex ressions of excluding any equivalents o the features shown and described, or portions (Lhflreof, but m mizc Ihai \UX'iUUR mwiiii lower and f said section having hose sup cations are possilfiu within the scupv of the portun; mud-miner! there-t0 and being adapted invention claimed to wm 'n-css the, abdomen, said garment in- What we claim is: ciuding also extensions passing over the A woumns fitted undergnrimnt inr-iud buttocks of the wearer, to each of which exing an upper portion adapt/0.11 L0 sup" tensions u lmsc supporter is attachd, an

port and cover the bust of the wearer, a secelastic waistband bein interposed btwcen Lion of non-elastic material located centrally said oxiensions and sai upper portion.

of the front of the garwmant and vxmmiing from the top thereof m a oiiit considor- D. V. H. WARNER.

ably bciuw the waist. of lie wearer the DE VER OVVARNICH. 

